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One Day in September

By Scott D. Reich

On a crisp September afternoon in 1917, as the country waged war and the national pastime faced questions about its purpose, baseball paused to reconsider …

About the Author

is a nationally acclaimed author, historian, attorney, and nonprofit leader whose work explores how Americans make meaning—in history, sport, and public life—especially in moments of …

Divided We Stand

By Bill Newcott

Every day, U.S. news media – left, right, and center – inundate us with images of Americans at a war with each other. Immigration, guns, …

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is the weekly film critic and frequent travel writer for The Saturday Evening Post. Earlier, he was Senior Editor and an award-winning Space Science and …

For This is Forever

By Robert J. Mrazek

The Battle of Midway has been called the most important naval battle ever fought between two great powers. The Japanese Empire and the United States …

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is the author of fourteen books, earning the American Library Association’s top honors for military fiction, the Michael Shaara award for Civil War fiction, and …

Feathers In the Wind

By Dr. Edward Arenson

When Dr. Edward Arenson took up birding during pediatrics training, he had no idea where it would lead. When he began writing down his experiences, …

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is a retired oncologist and neuro-oncologist. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he has been honored for lifetime …

The Einstein Conspiracy

By Steve Israel

Based on actual events, The Einstein Conspiracy pits two FBI agents against a ruthless undercover German operative on a mission to abduct Albert Einstein, who …

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is the only U.S. Congressman who ever retired from the House to open an independent bookstore, Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay, NY. He has written …

The Lady in Cement

By Marvin H. Albert

The private-eye business was slow, so Anthony Rome went skin diving. But instead of treasure he found a young blonde’s body—nude, her feet embedded in …

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was the author of more than a hundred books, from westerns, mysteries, and spy novels, to works of history, including “The Long White Road,” a …

Miami Mayhem

By Marvin H. Albert

It seemed like a routine little job…. just return a beautiful, raven-haired heiress to her wealthy father, whose money bought him everything but the truth. …

About the Author

was the author of more than a hundred books, from westerns, mysteries, and spy novels, to works of history, including “The Long White Road,” a …

Where the Valley Widens

By Lindsey Williams

The uplifting journey of an idealistic young music teacher whose heart, passion and persistence endure the challenges of nurturing students from elementary school to high …

About the Author

Lindsey Williams has directed award-winning bands at all levels in the public schools since 2007. She graduated summa cum laude from the Boston Conservatory, earning her BM in flute performance, her MMED, and the Conservatory’s Outstanding Music Educator Award. She has directed Binghamton University’s Wind Symphony and chaired numerous festivals and committees for the New York State School Music Association. An active performer, conductor, and clinician, Lindsey lives with her family and cats in upstate New York. She still loves making music just as much as writing about it.

The Broken Place

By Michael Shaara

If there is such a thing as a born writer, Michael Shaara is certainly that. Library Journal The story of a deeply-scarred young man who …

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(June 23, 1928 – May 5, 1988) wrote more than seventy short stories before four novels including The Broken Place, followed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning …

The Roast Penguin Chronicles

By Jason C. Anthony

From the author of the acclaimed Substack series, A Field Guide to the Anthropocene, Jason C. Anthony’s The Roast Penguin Chronicles is a savory, eclectic …

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Jason C. Anthony was the 2014 Literary Fellow for Maine, and his awards include fellowships at the MacDowell Colony, the Dora Maar House, and the …

The Harvard Murders

By Robert J. Mrazek

American landscape on the brink of war. It’s the fall of 1937 and real-life Harvard roommates Jimmy Rousmaniere and Jack Kennedy have returned to Cambridge …

About the Author

is the author of fourteen books, earning the American Library Association’s top honors for military fiction, the Michael Shaara award for Civil War fiction, and …